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varicosity
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun varicosity has 1 sense
- varicosity(n = noun.state) Array - varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous; Array has particulars: varicose vein
is a kind of varix
Derived form adjective varicose1
CIDE DICTIONARY
varicosity, n.
- The quality or state of being varicose. [1913 Webster]
- An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers. [1913 Webster]
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